PUBLIC USE 2006 SDR DATA FILES
These data files are taken from the October 27, 2010 version of SESTAT maintained at NSF.
DESCRIPTION OF FILES
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Data and Programs
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The microdata are provided in various formats to facilitate their use with many software packages.
The principal data format that is supported by NSF is SAS. Technical support by NSF is limited to
the data files and the SAS programs listed here. NSF does not provide support to users of SPSS or
other packages, as SPSS and these other packages are not available at the agency.
EPSDR06.XPT - 2006 SDR data in SAS XPORT format
EPSDR06.DAT - 2006 SDR data in ASCII format
EPSDR06.sas7bdat - 2006 SDR data in SAS for Windows format
FPSDR06.SAS - a text file containing SAS FORMAT assignment statements
LPSDR06.SAS - a text file containing SAS LABEL assignment statements
PPSDR06.SAS - a text file containing SAS PROC FORMAT statements
LdPSDR06.SPS - a text file containing SPSS syntax for loading EPSDR06.DAT (ASCII data) into SPSS
NOTE: Technical support for SPSS users is not provided by NSF. The validity of this file
has not been verified by NSF, as SPSS is not available at the agency.
LAYOUTPSDR06.TXT - Input Layout for ESDR06.DAT
Documentation and Related Files
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SDR06_PublicDataUser.PDF - Survey instrument, 2006 SDR
PPSDR06.PDF - Summary variable codebook in Adobe PDF format.
(Refer to http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/variableinfo.cfm for complete variable
documentation or if you do not have a copy of the Adobe PDF Reader).
DPSDR06.XLS - Data Dictionary Source/SAS name cross-walk file (EXCEL97 spreadsheet format)
README.TXT - this read me file
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If you have any problems opening, accessing or loading these files, please contact:
Steve Proudfoot
National Science Foundation
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 965
Arlington, VA 22230
703-292-4434 [phone]
703-292-9092 [fax]
sproudfo@nsf.gov
11/05/2010